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Five trends shaping the renewable energy sector

GreenBiz

Sponsored: As renewables in North America rapidly expand, understanding industry trends allows businesses to capture the greatest value from the energy transition. ESG profiles of renewable energy projects vary widely. It’s critical to strive for an inclusive sustainable energy future, not just net zero.

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LDIR microplastic analysis used in the Indian Ocean

Envirotec Magazine

The filtration system used in the study (image credit: Hereon/ Fadi El Gareb). Methods for the analysis of microplastic particles in a sample (of water) are beset by challenges such as high error rates and a high time requirement. A new method, Laser Direct Infrared (LDIR) Chemical Imaging, is claimed to make significant improvements. In a recent published study, researchers from environmental technology research institute the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, the approach was combined with a new sample

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Episode 319: Green loans for startups, preaching policy

GreenBiz

Featuring conversations with Spencer Reeder, head of sustainability and public affairs for Audi NA, and Heather Barker, global vice president of regulatory and business solutions with Reckitt.

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Erosion Control: 7 Ways to Protect Your Property from the Forces of Nature

Green Living Guy

For most of us, our homes are our biggest investment, and, like any investment, we want to protect them from any potential harm. Unfortunately, nature can sometimes be one of the biggest threats to our property. From severe weather to wildfires, there are several ways that the forces of nature can damage or destroy our […]. The post Erosion Control: 7 Ways to Protect Your Property from the Forces of Nature appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green L

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Iron Mountain's Kevin Hagen on life-cycle data management

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Iron Mountain: John Davies, Vice President & Senior Analyst, interviewed Kevin Hagen, Vice-President of ESG, Iron Mountain, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).

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Green Living Guy Interviews Stephanie Moram of Good Girl Gone Green

Green Living Guy

As her website says: It’s one thing to say you want to live a more eco-conscious and sustainable lifestyle. It’s quite another to actually do it. Stephanie and I are old friends and we talk so many diverse things about going green to give a quick show to the idea of how everything is green! […]. The post Green Living Guy Interviews Stephanie Moram of Good Girl Gone Green appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, C

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Audi’s Battery Testing Center is Balancing Energy Density and Charging Capacity

Green Living Guy

Electric models must be suitable for everyday use. Purchasing decisions are significantly affected above all by range, but also by the charging performance of the built-in high-voltage batteries. For this reason, Audi designs develop, and checks battery cells and battery components on its own at its battery testing center in Gaimersheim. Black, red, and gold […].

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'Using your buying power' isn't enough

GreenBiz

The concept of using your buying power only comes with privilege.

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EPP Group Says Most European Cars Will be Electric by 2035

Green Living Guy

“Let’s not put all our eggs in one basket when setting new rules for electric cars. We have to deliver on emission reductions while ensuring that the economy can manage the social transition. Mandating a phase-out of combustion engines could put up to 500,000 jobs at risk in the automotive industry. Member States whose economies […]. The post EPP Group Says Most European Cars Will be Electric by 2035 appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living,

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EY's Mark Weick on digital innovations of material traceability and infrastructure

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by EY: John Davies, Vice President & Senior Analyst, interviewed Mark Weick, Managing Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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White House proposes standards for national charging network

Charged

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized $7.5 billion of investment in EV charging infrastructure, which the Biden Administration says will be used to build a national network of 500,000 public chargers. Over the last year, the government has been developing a plan (complete with the usual alphabet soup of working groups and programs) to distribute that money.

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A 35MW Solar Plant Mounted by Clenergy Tracker in Vietnam

altenergymag

Clenergy Headquarters - Clenergy tracking system has been used for a 35MW solar plant situated in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. EDP Renewables (EDPR) is currently the owner of this solar project.

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Belgian startup raises €10-million, plans to bring solid-state battery to market

Charged

SOLiTHOR, a spin-off company from the Belgian research organization Imec, recently raised €10 million in a seed investment round led by Imec. The company will use the proceeds to develop and commercialize its solid-state battery cell technology. Imec has been investing in solid-state battery tech for 10 years, and aims to enable an assembly process that is compatible with existing Li-ion battery production lines.

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Gazelle Wind Power Adds Industry Energy Leaders to Board of Directors

altenergymag

Floating offshore wind platform developer bolsters industry expertise to guide next phases of development and commercialisation

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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VW to replace MEB and PPE electric platforms with new Scalable Systems Platform

Charged

Volkswagen plans to introduce a new EV, the ID.4 sedan, which is expected to go into production in 2026, and will be built on a new platform. VW’s new Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) is a skateboard-style architecture that Volkswagen Group Chairman Herbert Diess says will replace the existing Modularen Elektrik Baukasten (MEB) structure as well as both the J1 and Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platforms developed by Audi and Porsche.

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California’s New Electric Vehicles Incentives Program Allots Vouchers up to $375K, GreenPower Qualifies

Green Living Guy

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles. Today they announced that its purpose-built buses and trucks are eligible for vouchers ranging from $60,000 to $375,000 per vehicle. That’s through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). […].

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OpenSolar and Segen Launch Intelligent Solar Design, Proposal and Equipment Ordering System

altenergymag

Platform integration enables UK solar installers to create the most accurate solar designs and proposals available, with intelligent equipment matching, stock availability and ordering

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Milan orders an additional 75 Solaris electric buses

Charged

Italian transit operator ATM Milano has placed a third order for electric buses with Polish firm Solaris , under an existing framework agreement for 250 vehicles. Two batches of electric Urbino buses, 140 in total, have already been delivered. Now ATM has ordered 75 more Urbino 12 buses, and they’re scheduled to hit the streets of Milan in the second half of 2022.

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Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show

Grist

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost 2,000 times more particle pollution is produced by tire wear than is pumped out of the exhausts of modern cars, tests have shown. The tire particles pollute air, water, and soil and contain a wide range of toxic organic compounds, including known carcinogens, the analysts say, suggesting tire pollution could rapidly become a major issue for regulators.

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InCharge’s latest project includes 30 electric trucks, 16 fast chargers and a renewable energy microgrid

Charged

Quality Custom Distribution operates a truck fleet that serves thousands of restaurants in Southern California. The company has partnered with Scale Microgrid Solutions and InCharge Energy to electrify its fleet. This $20-million electrification project includes the purchase of 30 Volvo VNR Electric trucks (the company has ordered a total of 45), plus 16 chargers and a renewable energy microgrid that will power both EV charging infrastructure and normal operations at QCD’s La Puente facility.

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Tigo Energy Passes Gigawatt Milestone for Dedicated Rapid Shutdown Devices

altenergymag

Compatible with more than 750 inverters through an established global network of partners, Tigo enhances safety in solar arrays worldwide

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BP and Shell Pension Schemes Still Lack Net Zero Targets Despite Company Pledges

DeSmogBlog

Pension schemes run by BP and Shell have yet to bring in net zero targets for their investment portfolios despite the fossil fuel giants’ “green” marketing, new analysis has found. The report, from the Make My Money Matter campaign, casts further doubt on the companies’ climate commitments, after experts have found the companies’ own net zero goals to be insufficient.

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The Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo North America Sells Out 2022 Expo Show Floor

altenergymag

-700+ exhibitors signed on for the 2022 edition. -Pent-up demand for the in-person trade show fueled by the industries' rapid global growth.

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Polar bears v solar PV: Is it time to rethink how sustainability is visually marketed?

Business Green

iStock has spent two years tracking public attitudes towards sustainability-themed images - But what are the key takeaways for businesses? Are pictures of distressed polar bears, raging wildfires, or wind turbines the most impactful way for businesses to convey the importance of environmental sustainability? It is a question that has long challenged green marketers and campaigners, and now photography provider iStock reckons it may have identified some answers.

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What is the Future of Westinghouse Now that Brookfield Wants to Sell It?

Energy Central

What is the Future of Westinghouse Now that Brookfield Wants to Sell It? What is the Future of Westinghouse Now that Brookfield Wants to Sell It? No Fueling Around – Senate Gets Serious about HALEU NuScale Power Reaffirms Financial Outlook and Provides Business Update What is the Future of Westinghouse Now that Brookfield Wants to Sell It? For the past three years.

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Green Search: Ecosia sees active user rates soar to 20 million

Business Green

Not-for-profit search engine has used advertising income to fund the planting of 150 million trees. Green search engine Ecosia has seen an increase in active users to 20 million, the not-for-profit venture announced this week. With highest usage in Germany, France, UK, and the US, the growing user base is also reflected in the carbon negative search engine's recent milestone of reaching 150 million trees planted, with 100 million planted in the past three years alone.

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Helping to ensure everyone has access to electric vehicles to meet critical needs

LA CleanTech Incubator

by Rep. Nanette BarraÁn (D-CALIF.) and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator CEO Matt Petersen, as published in THE HILL 06/09/22 Americans are hurt by high prices at the pump and the cost of energy continues to rise and contributes to inflation, while the global addiction to fossil fuels also helps to fund Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of. Read more » The post Helping to ensure everyone has access to electric vehicles to meet critical needs appeared first on LACI.

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Placing consumers at the heart of smart metering

Smart Energy International

Edwin Sibiya, chairperson of the South African Metering Industry Association, stated during Enlit Africa 2022 that consumers should become more of a priority when utilities develop and install smart metering systems as part of efforts to future-proof the grid in Africa. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t know”, answered Sibiya to the question about crucial steps to make sure Africa’s grids are ready for the future, pointing to the power ofdigitalisation and data in

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Plant-based potential: Report warns UK risks missing out on alternative protein boom

Business Green

Social Market Foundation warns lack of action from government could see UK lose out to international competitors as demand for alternative meats accelerates. The UK government is failing to match the ambition of several leading competitors that are seeking to carve out dominant positions in the fast-growing global market for alternative proteins. That is the conclusion of a new report from the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank, which argues that the absence of a "coherent strategy" from

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Siemens buys a stake in wireless EV charging company WiTricity

Smart Energy International

Siemens said it is investing $25 million to acquire a minority stake in U.S.-based WiTricity, a wireless charging technology company for electric vehicles (Eve). Siemens said the wireless EV charging market is expected to grow to $2 billion by 2028 in Europe and North America. It said its investment seeks to bridge gaps in the global standardisation of wireless charging for electric passenger and light duty commercial vehicles to better enable interoperability between vehicles and infrastructure

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Tiny Forests: Fever-Tree and All Bar One join forces to create urban nature hubs

Business Green

More than 150 areas in the UK lined up for year-long tree-planting initiative. All Bar One and premium mixer brand Fever-Tree are partnering with the Earthwatch Europe charity to boost biodiversity in the UK's urban areas through a large-scale tree planting initiative. The Tiny Forest movement includes over 3,000 Tiny Forests planted in urban areas around the world to help enrich biodiversity and reconnect people with nature.

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European parliament backs outlawing of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035

Smart Energy International

As part of the Fit for 55 package, European parliamentarians have supported revision of CO2 emission performance standards for new vehicles. The new standards to cover passenger and light commercial vehicles propose emission reduction targets of 55% for passenger cars and 50% for vans for 2030 and 100% for 2035. In other words, by 2035 all new passenger vehicles and vans in Europe would be required to be zero emission, i.e. electric or hydrogen powered.

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Beanz Meanz Recycling: Heinz and Tesco unite in soft plastic recycling trial

Business Green

Project to create recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots will help put 22 tonnes of plastic back into the circular economy. Fully recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots will soon hit shelves as part of a pioneering trial by the food giant and supermarket Tesco designed to make it easier to process previously hard to recycling plastics. Heinz is to use soft plastics returned to Tesco stores by its customers to create recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots made with 39 per cent recycled soft plastics, following wor

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Singapore introduces framework for inaugural sovereign green bond

Eco-Business

More Asian sovereign issuers are lining up green bonds to address post-pandemic financing gaps. Singapore, for example, is gearing up for its first green note launch in the coming months.

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